Starbucks' new emoji keyboard offers these options when writing messages on iPhones and Androids.

Starbucks' new emoji keyboard offers these options when writing messages on iPhones and Androids.

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Starbucks customers leave a Starbucks in San Francisco, California.

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This file photo shows the Starbucks coffee logo in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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One of Starbucks' special flavors for spring.

One of Starbucks' special flavors for spring.

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A venti sized white chocolate mocha with whipped cream pictured in a Starbucks on February 17, 2016 in London, England.

A venti sized white chocolate mocha with whipped cream pictured in a Starbucks on February 17, 2016 in London, England.

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Starbucks chocolatey drinks.

Starbucks chocolatey drinks.

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Starbucks employees serve customers during the official opening of South Africa's first Starbucks store.

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People use their laptop computers at a Starbucks in Washington, D.C.

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Starbucks gets emoji makeover with new keyboard app

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While many people don't like to talk or interact with other humans until they've had their first cup of coffee, now they don't have to -- there's an app for that.

Starbucks released its own custom emoji keyboard earlier this week, complete with icons of Frappuccinos, iced tea, coffee and what the company calls a "purple unicorn sipface."

The new app, created by Snaps Media, should fulfill coffee-drinkers' communication needs with about 30 different emojis to choose from. The keyboard so far only offers cutesy images to include in texts and messages, there's no tie-in to products or promotions at Starbucks stores.

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As of this morning, the free app was No. 10 on the Apple charts. But many of the reviews aren't worthy of a cake pop emoji.

One user wrote, "Love Starbucks, hate this app." They went on to deride the quality of the icons: "They are not emojis. Just huge pixelated blurry images that you cannot include in your message." Another user, who claims they never write reviews, said they were excited about the app. But after downloading it they determined it was "cute but not functional."

Starbucks is encouraging fans to download the app onto their iPhone and Android mobile devices and to start messaging branded coffee cups and star-eyed cats sipping beverages. Once downloaded, the app generates a new keyboard option that users can open alongside other emoji or foreign language keyboards.

New icons and updates will be pushed out throughout the year, the company said. After all, the keyboard's tagline is, "Say it with Starbucks."